Today's News

TODAY HOY
• Search and Rescue meeting, 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, at the new State Police Headquarters across from KFUN Hill. The access is at the far end of the overpass (exit 245 on I-25) and turn right just past the exit ramp from I-25.
• Story Time at Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 13 in the children’s area of the pubic library. This week’s book is “I Want My Hat Back” by Jon Klassen. Free and open to the public.

We’d been only about four hours into Daylight Saving (not Savings) Time when Bonnie asked her perennial question: “What time is it?”

“It’s 6 o’clock,” I answered, barely awake. “No! I’m asking you what time is it really?” Oh, I get it. “Really” doesn’t refer to the time on the clocks, which I had spent ages dutifully resetting to synchronize with DST, early last Sunday; “really” really refers to the time is was before that back-breaking clock-resetting period hours before.

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico was almost an afterthought when play began in the Mountain West Conference.

The Mountain West, which ended up with the country’s top ranking in terms of RPI, begins its conference tournament in Las Vegas with the Lobos coming in as regular-season champions and looking to add some more hardware.

Former Robertson wing Jolene Martinez nailed a game-winning three-point basket with 19 seconds left in regulation, boosting Lamar (Colo.) Community College to a 73-71 victory over Trinidad State on Feb. 19 in Trinidad, Colo.

A few games earlier in the season, Martinez swished critical free throws to seal a win for the Runnin’ Lopes, also over TSJC, on Jan. 15.

It was that kind of season for Martinez. As a freshman, the onetime Lady Cardinal provided a spark for Lamar’s resurgent women’s basketball program, which finished 18-13 under new head coach Timm Dixon.

Running down the fabled ramp of The Pit is a thrill not limited to high school basketball players and coaches getting deep enough into the state tournaments to earn that privilege.
It’s also quite a joy for the referees.

Getting selected to officiate the state tournament games is considered an honor reserved for some of the better qualified referees representing each of the regions around New Mexico each year.

Tickets for individual Albuquerque Isotopes games will go on sale to the public 9 a.m. Saturday at Isotopes Park and online. The day also includes the team’s annual Select-A-Seat and National Anthem Auditions.

Beginning promptly at 9, single game tickets will be available for purchase at the Isotopes Park Box Office, at Ticketmaster outlets, through Ticketmaster by phone at 800-745-3000, or online at www.abqisotopes.com or www.ticketmaster.com.